And I know I'm supposed to feel guilty for wanting people to buy my books... and books in general? Novels and poetry, they belong to the realm of art. How dirty of us to try to hawk art! But, after a decade of hand-wringing and apologies, I can't quite muster the guilt anymore.
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Type: Novelist Born: September 30, 1969 |
I'm about as healthy as a person can be. I quit smoking seven or eight years ago.
I always work from an outline, so I know all the of the broad events and some of the finer details before I begin writing the book.

